6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

FORECASTERS: WEBSTER GAJAHDAR/LEMUEL O’SHAUGHNESSY

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.

TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 30 C OR 86 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH OR 11 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 4.1 MM.     AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 6.1 MM.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 81.0 MM.    AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 61.0 MM.

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM.           SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:29 PM.                     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H, WITH GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS.

WEATHER: GENERALLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AT TIMES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY, AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ASKED TO BE VIGILANT AND EXERCISE CAUTION.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 9:11 PM…LOW AT 4:08 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:  HIGH AT 10:18 PM…LOW AT 5:35 AM.

SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET OR 0.6 TO 1.5 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

GENERALLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AT TIMES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY, AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

HIGH LEVELS OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE, WILL CAUSE CLOUDINESS, MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.

A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.